Rio Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu lifted her maiden Super Series Premier title by defeating China's Sun Yu in the final of the China Open on Sunday. She lifted the prestigious title after beating Sun 21-11, 17-21, 21-11 in the summit clash that lasted an hour and nine minutes. World No. 11 Sindhu had come into the match with a 2-3 head-to-head record but then statistics counted little when she took the court at the Haixia Olympic Sports Centre.

A few errors helped Sun make it 8-10 before Sindhu entered the interval with a 11-8 advantage. Sindhu had reached her maiden Super Series final at the Denmark Open last year but the title eluded her then as she lost in straight games to 2012 Olympic champion China's Li Xuerei. Saina Nehwal had clinched the China Open in 2014 before finishing runners-up last year.